Mool Trikona signs for Rahu and Ketu

The signs Aquarius and Leo are described as the Mool Trikona places in the Zodiac for Rahu and Ketu respectively. Aquarius is fixed airy sign of Rajas nature ruled by Saturn. Being the eleventh sign in the Zodiac, it signifies financial income, success, enemy’s enemy i.e. friends etc. Again, Leo, the fifth sign in the Zodiac, is fixed fiery sign of Rajas nature ruled by the Sun signifying liver, a part of heart, love, genius, fame, offspring, imagination, creative faculty etc.    

Since Saturn and Rahu have many characteristics in common, they are described as very good friends to each other. The role of Rahu is very important to attain material success. Aquarius is the fifth sign counted from Libra and the tenth sign counted from Taurus. Libra being the seventh sign of the Zodiac signifies physical pleasures, lust, business, practical intelligence etc. Therefore, the sign Aquarius signifies the success of the material enjoyments in Libra and ultimately the spiritual attainment as the final consequence of material enjoyments. Being the tenth sign counted from Taurus, Aquarius also signifies achievement of the highest material enjoyments. In Hindu Mythology, Rahu is described as cut-off head of the Demon whose thirst for nectar was not satisfied and as the result the Demon moves hither and thither to satisfy his unfulfilled pleasures. Consequently, the sign Aquarius, the fixed airy sign of Rajas nature wherein the seed for spiritual consciousness is latent due to the rulership of the hermit planet Saturn is the place where Rahu finds the nectar it is searching for. As such, the selection of the sign Aquarius as the Mool Trikona place for Rahu is quite justified. Again, in terms of physics Saturn signifies the violet region of the solar spectrum and Rahu the ultra-violet region. Therefore, the selection of the sign Aquarius ruled by Saturn as the Mool Trikona place for Rahu finds justification from this angle also.   

Leo, the fixed fiery sign of Rajas nature ruled by the Sun is the fifth sign of the Zodiac. This sign is composed of the whole of the constellations Mogha and Purvaphalguni and one quarter of Uttarphalguni. The sign being fixed fiery in nature, it has within itself the seed of creation but creation is not done here because for this, mobility or activity of fire is required which is inherent in the cardinal fiery sign Aries. Leo being of Rajas nature tends to express itself in many ways. The fifth house signifies liver, belly, the lower part of heart, fame, talent, offspring, imagination, creative capacity etc. In other words, this sign signifies all creative functions. Ketu signifies latent form of energy and is symbolized by a coiled snake which seeks for opportunity to exhibit its inherent activities i.e. the seed of active energy is latent in Ketu. In the optical spectrum, Ketu signifies infrared region. From this position, waves of further lower wave lengths are required to express the latent energy into creative activity. Before this transition, an interim stage has to be crossed by this latent energy which lies in the dual fiery sign Saggitarius. Therefore, these characteristics of Ketu being closely similar to those of the sign Leo, the selection of Leo as the Mool Trikona place for Ketu is quite justified.